Chapter 074: Danger is coming

On the hillside, a sister-in-law wearing an apricot yellow straight-sleeved shirt and a lake-green full-breasted high-waisted skirt came over, only to see her combing a homely high bun, hairpin with a hollow silver chrysanthemum hairpin, and holding a small bamboo basket in her hand, the bamboo basket was covered with a cyan coarse cloth square scarf, and the things inside were covered tightly, and I didn't know what treasures were put in the basket.

"Yo, Hua Sanniang, dressed so neatly, what are you doing here?"

The sister-in-law who was replaced by "Hua Sanniang", when she passed by the ridge, several familiar farmers greeted her loudly.

"Hey, don't do anything," Hua Sanniang stopped, habitually brushed the broken hair on her sideburns, and said with a smile: "No, when my father went hunting in the mountains, he found some rare crops, so he picked some fruits and sent them to our host." ”

"Your host? But the second young grandmother of the Zhao family in Qingquan Villa? ”

It was a sturdy man in his thirties and forties, who touched the coarse porcelain bowl on the ground, poured some well water from the jar, drank a few sips, and asked.

"No, it's the second grandmother of Qingquan Villa."

Speaking of this second young grandmother, the smile on Hua Sanniang's face was even stronger, and she said with a little pride: "Since our second grandmother came to our Qingquan Village, she has reclaimed wasteland and planted fruit trees, and she has hired all the men in our village. Our father went to work in Qingquan Villa several times. Not to mention the wages given by people, they also take care of two meals a day, and there is meat at every meal......"

"Hehe, our crops are sincere, and we have received such a great favor from others, why should we think about reciprocation? I heard that the second grandmother especially likes to grow some strange crops, such as wild fruits and wild flowers. So, I can't do anything else, so I have to help my second grandmother collect some seeds at ordinary times. ”

"Oh? How did I hear that every time you send seeds, the second grandmother will pay the silver according to the price? ”

The peasant woman who brought water to her husband next to her couldn't see Hua Sanniang so complacent, and replied in a weird way.

"Well, that's what I said, but how can we have that face to collect cash. It's just worthless seeds. Hua Sanniang was asked about her face, she was a little uncomfortable, laughed twice, and then set off and continued to rush towards the villa.

"What you say is better than what you sing, and I don't know which one is showing off with your neighbors?"

The peasant woman saw Hua Sanniang drifting by like a fragrant breeze, and her man's eyes were straight, and she spat at Hua Sanniang's back with hatred.

"Hey, sister-in-law Chen, if you are greedy for other people's flowers, Sanniang will make money, you can also send seeds to the second young grandmother. Aren't there some beautiful flowers planted in your yard, maybe, these flowers have not been seen by the second young grandmother, and they can give you a lot of money."

The people resting next to them saw Sister-in-law Chen's jealous appearance and coaxed one after another.

"Hmph, send it, I don't believe it yet, it's hard to let the little goblin surnamed Hua get all the good things in the world"

When Sister-in-law Chen heard the words of the villagers, she was also a little moved, and immediately planned to send the flowers at home to the second young grandmother, maybe she could exchange them for silver.

"Second grandma, this is what we found in the mountains, what kind of fruit is this? That, my father once tasted it, and said it was sweet and sour to quench his thirst. ”

Hua Sanniang came to Qingquan Villa very familiarly, and under the leadership of the purple girl, she walked into the spacious and bright conservatory softly, first saluted Wang Qifang who was reclining on the chaise longue, and then uncovered the cover of the basket, twisted up a few small light blue fruits, and asked.

"Oh? Show me it."

Wang Qifang's eyes casually glanced at the things in the bamboo basket, and after seeing the seemingly familiar fruit, she hurriedly sat up straight and motioned for Zizhu to bring the basket over.

Zizhu took the basket from Hua Sanniang's hand and held it in front of Wang Qifang with both hands, so that the master could take a closer look.

Wang Qifang reached out and touched a small fruit, put it in the bowl of water in front of her and washed it, then wiped off the water droplets on it with a handkerchief, and took a bite gently, "Well, it's a little sour, it tastes good." ”

After eating the small fruit in her hand, Wang Qifang touched the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, and waved her hand to let Zizhu accept the fruit.

Then, she smiled and said to Hua Sanniang: "I haven't seen this fruit either, but it tastes good, I think it's a wild fruit in the mountains." Sister-in-law Hua, I accepted this fruit, please bother you more, I have nothing to express, you go to the front yard to find the Aster girl to get a red envelope. ”

"Hey, the second grandmother is a cool person, let me be embarrassed, isn't it just some wild fruits, hehe, you can eat delicious."

Having said that, Hua Sanniang did not pause at her feet, put her hands diagonally on her waist to salute Wang Qifang, and hurriedly went to the front yard of the villa to receive the red envelope.

"Qi Niang, what kind of rare thing is this, look at Hua Sanniang's flying-like appearance, are you promising her silver again?"

Mama Zhao came to the door of the greenhouse with a tray, and happened to see Hua Sanniang's back in a hurry. She walked into the conservatory in a few steps, saw the familiar earthen basket on the small table, and asked a little puzzled.

"Hehe, this is really a good thing," Wang Qifang took a few more fruits, washed them with water, sat up straight and stuffed them into Mama Zhao, "Mama, you taste it, isn't the taste very special?" ”

"Eun, it's sour, and it's a little sweet, like the mountain strawberries I ate a few days ago."

Mama Zhao put the tray on the small table, bit the fruit in her mouth in three or two bites, and said with some slurred words.

"Mama is right, this fruit is a kind of strawberry, well, the name should be called persimmon, or blueberry."

In her previous life, Wang Qifang especially liked to eat western snacks, especially puffs and egg tarts made of blueberries, which were her favorites. To this end, she also specially checked the relevant information of blueberries. In fact, blueberries are not a specialty of the West, as early as the Ming Dynasty, Li Shizhen discovered blueberries in Tatar (now northern Mongolia), and after long-term consumption, he learned the effect of blueberries to moisten his eyes, and recorded this in the "Compendium of Materia Medica".

However, the history she is in now is a variant history after several generations of butterflyes through her predecessors, and Wang Qifang once suspected that after the Great Zhou, it is estimated that there will be no Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.

Well, now that she has discovered blueberries in advance, let her replace Li Dada and carry forward the blueberries.

"Blueberries? Blue strawberries? Mama Zhao wiped the juice from the corner of her mouth, glanced at the small fruit in the basket, and nodded, "Well, it's also appropriate." However, Qi Niang, you are in a special situation now, next time you have this kind of strange fruits and vegetables, don't you dare to try it casually, in case you ...... "Which one is poisonous, it is one corpse and two lives." Phew

As soon as this sentence came out of Mama Zhao's mind, she immediately raised her hand and slapped her mouth twice.

"Mama?"

Wang Qifang was taken aback by Mama Zhao, and hurriedly took her hand and asked worriedly.

"Hehe, it's okay, it's okay, my mouth is a little itchy, yes, it's a little itchy"

Mama Zhao's old face was slightly red, and she was embarrassed to argue.

"Oh, by the way, what's going on on the plantation, how is Steward Li sent by my uncle?"

Between Wang Qifang's belly getting bigger and bigger, whether it is Uncle Li Chang or Mama Zhao, everyone who is familiar with her agrees that pregnant women should look like pregnant women, how can they run around?

However, the cotton plantation has just started, and Wang Qifang has placed too much expectations on this business, how can she sit and ignore it with peace of mind.

"Okay, Qi Niang, you can rest assured, the third uncle is more interested in the plantation than you, so he simply sent the most powerful steward Li in the family, and transferred fifty tenants from his own farm, needless to say, the key is that those tenants are all veterans of the crops."

"There are also Xiuniang and the carpenter, I arranged them in the workshop in the outer courtyard of Zhuangzi, and according to your wishes, each of them signed a living deed for twenty years, and promised them a dividend of 10% at the end of each year. Now, they are all motivated. ”

"Oh, by the way, and Qianniang. Oh, I really didn't expect Qianniang to be the daughter of the Zhou family, not only familiar with the various processes of cotton cloth, especially the first-hand printing and dyeing technology, it is simply ingenious. In addition, Mrs. gave Qingyuan Villa to Qi Niang, and Steward Feng has now become one of our people, and he and Qianniang are busy debugging dyes and training Weaver Niang all day long."

In order to reassure Qi Niang, Mama Zhao explained the work of the cotton cloth workshop in detail in one breath.

"Oh, that's good, alas, if it weren't for this little creature holding me down, I'd love to go to the plantation."

Wang Qifang patted her bulging belly lightly and smiled as if complaining.

At this time, the baby in the womb seemed to hear the mother's sweet complaints, and reached out and stretched his feet to do the exercise.

"Huh?" A flash of surprise flashed in Wang Qifang's eyes, and then she said to Mama Zhao in surprise: "Mama, the baby kicked me, oops, kicked again, you see here ......"

When Mama Zhao heard this, a little sour flashed in her heart - alas, Qi Niang was pregnant with a child, but her aunt didn't even show her face. It seems that he really didn't take Qi Niang to heart.

On the hillside again, Sister-in-law Chen ran out of the yard happily holding a pot of purple flowers. I saw Hua Sanniang head-on, greeting the neighbors around her with a smile, and showing off something from time to time with a bulging purse.

"Hmph, what an ignorant. But with a few taels of silver from the second young grandmother of the Zhao family, is it worth her to be so public? ”

On the side road, a chivalrous man who was in a hurry seemed to hear Sister-in-law Chen's complaint, suddenly stopped, turned around and came to her, "Dare to ask this sister-in-law, is the second young grandmother of the Zhao family you are talking about, is it the second young grandmother of the Zhao family in the capital who raised a baby in Qingyuan Villa?" ”

"Qingyuan Villa? No, it's Clear Spring Villa. Hey, who are you, why do you want to inquire about the second young grandmother? ”

Sister-in-law Chen listened to the words of the chivalrous man and subconsciously retorted. When she raised her eyes and touched the other party's cold black pupils, she couldn't help but shudder, and hurriedly took two steps back, pretending to be calm and asked.

"Clear Spring Villa? No wonder"

The knight didn't seem to hear Sister-in-law Chen's words, muttered a few words, and asked again: "Dare to ask Sister-in-law, how to get to Qingquan Villa?" ”

As he spoke, he took out a silver horn from the placket of his shirt and handed it to Sister-in-law Chen's nose with his backhand.

"Oh, hehe, this hero is going to Qingquan Villa, it just so happens that I also want to send flowers to the second young grandmother, or-" Sister-in-law Chen stared at the silver horn with her eyes dead, and said with a very positive attitude.

"Then it's troublesome sister-in-law"

When the chivalrous man heard this, he was secretly happy in his heart, and directly stuffed the silver horn to Sister-in-law Chen, and then followed her towards Qingquan Villa.

As soon as the two of them left Qingquan Village, two men in Hufu flashed behind them.

"Alliance leader, the goal has moved"

"Well, keep up"

P: Thank you for your little pink, thank you for your zongzi and gifts, hehe, tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival, don't forget to eat zongzi oh A certain Sa wishes you a happy holiday in advance, (*^__^*) hehe